1、考研英语二(完形填空)-试卷 20 及答案解析(总分:120.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数:3,分数:120.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.(分数:40.00)_We“ve been hearing about it for years, but the bookless library has finally ar
2、rived, first appearing on college campuses. At Drexel University“s new Library Learning Terrace, which opened just last month, there is not a bound【C1】_, just rows of computers and plenty of seating offering【C2】_to the Philadelphia university“s 170 million【C3】_items. Scott Erdy, designer of the new
3、library, says open,【C4】_space allows student and staff “knowledge transfer,“ a concept【C5】_by Danuta Nitecki, dean of Drexel“s libraries. “We don“t【C6】_house books, we house learning,“ she says. The trend began, naturally,【C7】_engineers, when Kansas State University“s engineering library went primar
4、ily bookless several years ago. Last year, Stanford University【C8】_all but 10,000 printed books from its new engineering library, making more room【C9】_large tables and study areas. And the University of Texas a-bandoned print【C10】_electronic material when it opened its engineering library last year.
5、 But when books disappear, does a library lose its【C11】_? “The library is a social tent pole,“ says Michael Connelly, a best-selling author. “There are a lot of ideas under it.【C12】_the pole and the tent comes down.“ Connelly says that browsing through【C13】_books brings inspiration of the kind that
6、led him from【C14】_his campus library“s stacks straight to a writing【C15】_. “Can something like that happen in a bookless library? I“m not so sure,“ he says. From a design perspective, some architects also【C16】_the inevitable trend toward booklessness. Steven Holl, architect of Queens Library“s new b
7、ranch, in New York City, says books still provide character and are a nice counterpoint to technology. “A book【C17】_knowledge, and striking a balance in a library is a good thing.“ He says.【C18】_other designers, seem inspired by the challenge presented by a world going bookless. Others are hedging t
8、heir bets that【C19】_the library isn“t bookless now, someday it probably will be. To most people, it is best when paper and electronic【C20】_are both available.(分数:40.00)(1).【C1】(分数:2.00)A.documentB.volumeC.dataD.script(2).【C2】(分数:2.00)A.shortcutB.accessC.solutionD.exit(3).【C3】(分数:2.00)A.visualB.print
9、edC.copiedD.digital(4).【C4】(分数:2.00)A.luxuriousB.comfortableC.flexibleD.clean(5).【C5】(分数:2.00)A.enforcedB.reinforcedC.controlledD.denounced(6).【C6】(分数:2.00)A.justB.yetC.evenD.rather(7).【C7】(分数:2.00)A.withB.asC.byD.in(8).【C8】(分数:2.00)A.accumulatedB.removedC.restoredD.purchased(9).【C9】(分数:2.00)A.toB.a
10、boutC.intoD.for(10).【C10】(分数:2.00)A.in spite ofB.in charge ofC.in place ofD.in terms of(11).【C11】(分数:2.00)A.imaginationB.occurrenceC.definitionD.existence(12).【C12】(分数:2.00)A.Knock outB.Stick toC.Squeeze throughD.Cross out(13).【C13】(分数:2.00)A.physicalB.ancientC.obscureD.shabby(14).【C14】(分数:2.00)A.wa
11、nderingB.visitingC.sightseeingD.jogging(15).【C15】(分数:2.00)A.proficiencyB.habitC.experienceD.career(16).【C16】(分数:2.00)A.greetB.disapproveC.cherishD.mourn(17).【C17】(分数:2.00)A.representsB.manufacturesC.originatesD.justifies(18).【C18】(分数:2.00)A.ThenB.ButC.WhetherD.As(19).【C19】(分数:2.00)A.unlessB.sinceC.a
12、lthoughD.if(20).【C20】(分数:2.00)A.sourceB.literatureC.resourcesD.referencesIt is the urban driver“s most agonizing everyday experience: the search for an empty parking place. Circling, narrowly missing a spot, cleverly defeating other motorists to finally【C1】_into a space only to discover that it is【C
13、2】_limits during working hours. In San Francisco, it is also a worrying traffic problem. Drivers【C3】_for parking spots generate 30 percent of all【C4】_traffic jam, city officials estimate. Now San Francisco proclaims that they have found a【C5】_a phone app for spot-seekers that【C6】_information about a
14、reas with available spaces. The system, introduced last month, relies on wireless sensors【C7】_in streets and city garages that can tell【C8】_seconds if a spot has opened up.【C9】_the system could come with serious consequences. Safety advocates say that drivers on the search for parking could【C10】_foc
15、using on their phones, not the road. “It could be really【C11】_,“ said Daniel Simons, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, where he studies the science of attention. And, he said, it could also be【C12】_: “Most people are looking for parking spaces in places that have a lot of traf
16、fic and a lot of【C13】_.“ City officials acknowledge the potential【C14】_. They are urging drivers to【C15】_before they pull up the city“s iPhone app, or to do so before they leave home. But the spots can disappear quickly,【C16】_any circling driver knows, and for plugged-in motorists in the habit of te
17、xting or glancing at the GPS, the urge to use the parking app is certain to【C17】_as the frustration does. San Francisco has put sensors into 7,000 metered parking spots and 12,250 spots in city garages. If spaces in an area open up, the sensors communicate wirelessly with computers that in turn make
18、 the information【C18】_to app users within a minute. On the app, a map shows which blocks have lots of places (blue) and which are【C19】_(red). San Francisco“s is by far the most widespread【C20】_that several cities, universities and private parking garages are experimenting with.(分数:40.00)(1).【C1】(分数:
19、2.00)A.fillB.easeC.retreatD.stuff(2).【C2】(分数:2.00)A.onB.atC.beyondD.off(3).【C3】(分数:2.00)A.cruisingB.reversingC.divertingD.fighting(4).【C4】(分数:2.00)A.ruralB.suburbanC.domesticD.downtown(5).【C5】(分数:2.00)A.mannerB.solutionC.strategyD.resolution(6).【C6】(分数:2.00)A.demonstratesB.exposesC.displaysD.exhibit
20、s(7).【C7】(分数:2.00)A.embeddedB.enclosedC.insertedD.attached(8).【C8】(分数:2.00)A.withoutB.withinC.afterD.with(9).【C9】(分数:2.00)A.SoB.SinceC.ThoughD.But(10).【C10】(分数:2.00)A.prevent fromB.linger onC.ward offD.end up(11).【C11】(分数:2.00)A.distractingB.annoyingC.distressingD.scattering(12).【C12】(分数:2.00)A.intr
21、icateB.dangerousC.adventurousD.offensive(13).【C13】(分数:2.00)A.vehiclesB.pedestriansC.passengersD.motorists(14).【C14】(分数:2.00)A.issueB.phenomenonC.problemD.mess(15).【C15】(分数:2.00)A.give upB.pull overC.fight againstD.drive by(16).【C16】(分数:2.00)A.soB.onceC.thusD.as(17).【C17】(分数:2.00)A.decreaseB.mountC.r
22、educeD.multiply(18).【C18】(分数:2.00)A.applicableB.affordableC.availableD.reliable(19).【C19】(分数:2.00)A.fixedB.vacantC.fullD.restored(20).【C20】(分数:2.00)A.modelB.developmentC.programD.approach考研英语二(完形填空)-试卷 20 答案解析(总分:120.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数:3,分数:120.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections
23、: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.(分数:40.00)_解析:We“ve been hearing about it for years, but the bookless library has finally arrived, first appearing on college campuses. At Drexel University“s new Library Learning Terrace, which opened j
24、ust last month, there is not a bound【C1】_, just rows of computers and plenty of seating offering【C2】_to the Philadelphia university“s 170 million【C3】_items. Scott Erdy, designer of the new library, says open,【C4】_space allows student and staff “knowledge transfer,“ a concept【C5】_by Danuta Nitecki, d
25、ean of Drexel“s libraries. “We don“t【C6】_house books, we house learning,“ she says. The trend began, naturally,【C7】_engineers, when Kansas State University“s engineering library went primarily bookless several years ago. Last year, Stanford University【C8】_all but 10,000 printed books from its new en
26、gineering library, making more room【C9】_large tables and study areas. And the University of Texas a-bandoned print【C10】_electronic material when it opened its engineering library last year. But when books disappear, does a library lose its【C11】_? “The library is a social tent pole,“ says Michael Con
27、nelly, a best-selling author. “There are a lot of ideas under it.【C12】_the pole and the tent comes down.“ Connelly says that browsing through【C13】_books brings inspiration of the kind that led him from【C14】_his campus library“s stacks straight to a writing【C15】_. “Can something like that happen in a
28、 bookless library? I“m not so sure,“ he says. From a design perspective, some architects also【C16】_the inevitable trend toward booklessness. Steven Holl, architect of Queens Library“s new branch, in New York City, says books still provide character and are a nice counterpoint to technology. “A book【
29、C17】_knowledge, and striking a balance in a library is a good thing.“ He says.【C18】_other designers, seem inspired by the challenge presented by a world going bookless. Others are hedging their bets that【C19】_the library isn“t bookless now, someday it probably will be. To most people, it is best whe
30、n paper and electronic【C20】_are both available.(分数:40.00)(1).【C1】(分数:2.00)A.documentB.volume C.dataD.script解析:解析:段首提到无纸化图书馆出现了,此句说该大学的图书馆中只有成排的电脑和座位,故可知此处与段首句中的 bookless 相呼应,故选 B 项 volume。bound volume 意为“合订本”。(2).【C2】(分数:2.00)A.shortcutB.access C.solutionD.exit解析:解析:句中提到“无纸化图书馆里没有书,只有电脑和座位”,空格后的 to
31、指向的对象是items,而电脑和座位是为查阅图书而提供的设施,故 B 项 access“通道;使用权”最符合句意。(3).【C3】(分数:2.00)A.visualB.printedC.copiedD.digital 解析:解析:本句提到通过电膳可以查阅费城大学图书馆里的资料,此处应指无纸化图书馆里的电子图书,与前文提到的 bookless 相照应,故选 D 项 digital“数字的”。(4).【C4】(分数:2.00)A.luxuriousB.comfortableC.flexible D.clean解析:解析:上文提到新的图书馆没有纸质书,只有成排的计算机和大量的座位。由此可推断新图书馆
32、的空间不再受书籍分类的限制,在任何方位都可以很灵活地上网查询所需的资料。C 项 flexible“灵活的”带有明显的褒义,与空格前的 open“开放的”照应,说明无纸化给新图书馆带来的新特点。(5).【C5】(分数:2.00)A.enforcedB.reinforced C.controlledD.denounced解析:解析:上文提到图书馆设计“让师生得以知识转移”,下一句提到图书馆馆长的观点“我们还储存知识”,进一步加深、巩固了“知识转移”的概念,故 B 项 reinforced“加强”符合题意。(6).【C6】(分数:2.00)A.just B.yetC.evenD.rather解析:解
33、析:说话者在讲述无纸化图书馆的功能,无纸化图书馆里虽然没有纸质的图书,但是有数字图书,故“我们不收藏图书”应该不是说话者的本意,故空格处填入 A 项 just“只是,仅仅”,就很符合题意。(7).【C7】(分数:2.00)A.with B.asC.byD.in解析:解析:本句说无纸化图书馆的趋势是怎么开始的。空格后的宾语为工程师,故选 A 项 with。begin with“从开始,以开始”,一般是以人物或事件开始。(8).【C8】(分数:2.00)A.accumulatedB.removed C.restoredD.purchased解析:解析:上句提到,堪萨斯州立大学的工程学图书馆率先实行
34、无纸化;空格句又提到斯坦福大学的新工程学图书馆无纸化的进展。图书馆无纸化自然要降低纸质图书的储存量,把大部分纸质书搬移出去,故选 B 项 removed“去除”。(9).【C9】(分数:2.00)A.toB.aboutC.intoD.for 解析:解析:把纸质图书去除,就是为了有更多地方给 large tables and study areas(大桌子和学习区域),故选 D 项 for,make room for“给让地方”。(10).【C10】(分数:2.00)A.in spite ofB.in charge ofC.in place of D.in terms of解析:解析:本句讲述建
35、立无纸化图书馆的具体措施,从空格前的 abandoned print(抛弃印刷品),空格后接的是 electronic material(电子资料),可知其抛弃前者而选择后者,故答案为 C 项 in place of“代替”。(11).【C11】(分数:2.00)A.imaginationB.occurrenceC.definition D.existence解析:解析:前面讲到几个大学图书馆开始进行“无纸化”,这句用 But 笔锋一转,提出疑问:当书消失了的时候,图书馆是不是就失去了什么?图书馆原本是藏书的,没有了书,定义也就发生了变化。故选 C项 definition“定义”。(12).【
36、C12】(分数:2.00)A.Knock out B.Stick toC.Squeeze throughD.Cross out解析:解析:下文说 the tent comes down(帐篷坍塌),能造成帐篷坍塌的原因是柱子没有了(倒了),故A 项 Knock out“撞倒”符合题意。(13).【C13】(分数:2.00)A.physical B.ancientC.obscureD.shabby解析:解析:本段讲到传统醐馆的优势和对无纸化图书馆的忧虑。空格所在句后半部分提到作家 Michael Connelly 在大学图书馆书库中博览群书给他带来灵感,下文说他认为在无纸化图书馆就不一定会发生这
37、个情况。故他当时所浏览的不是数字图书,而是实体的纸质书,A 项 physical“实体的。有形的”符合题意。(14).【C14】(分数:2.00)A.wandering B.visitingC.sightseeingD.jogging解析:解析:由空格后的宾语可知此处描述迈克尔在图书馆里的行为,故选 A 项 wandering“漫游,闲逛”。(15).【C15】(分数:2.00)A.proficiencyB.habitC.experienceD.career 解析:解析:本段提到说话人的身份为“畅销书作者”;此句说看书给他带来灵感将他引向写作。可推断他将写作当成了职业故选 D 项 career
38、“职业生涯”。(16).【C16】(分数:2.00)A.greetB.disapproveC.cherishD.mourn 解析:解析:由空格前的 also 一词可知此处承接上段语气,表示对无纸化图书馆的担忧。此处应填入对无纸化的大势所趋表示否定的及物动词,故 D 项 mourn“哀痛”符合题意。(17).【C17】(分数:2.00)A.represents B.manufacturesC.originatesD.justifies解析:解析:根据常识,书籍应该代表或象征着知识,所以 A 项 represents“代表;象征”正确。(18).【C18】(分数:2.00)A.ThenB.But
39、C.WhetherD.As解析:解析:前面提到,一些设计师对无纸化图书馆的趋势表示担忧,而这句提到另外一些设计师总对无纸化带来的挑战感到 inspired(鼓舞)。可见两种人的态度截然不同,故选表转折的 B 项 But“但是”。(19).【C19】(分数:2.00)A.unlessB.sinceC.althoughD.if 解析:解析:空格后的句子提到图书馆现在还不是无纸化,此表述不符合本文中已经有了几个无纸化图书馆的事实,因此可判断其是假设,故选 D 项 if“如果”。(20).【C20】(分数:2.00)A.sourceB.literatureC.resources D.reference
40、s解析:解析:本句讲述人们对圈书馆的态度,提到对大多数人而言,纸质和电子_两者同时并存最为理想。由此可知此处所填入词必须能概括电子图书和纸质图书,故选 C 项 resource“资源”。It is the urban driver“s most agonizing everyday experience: the search for an empty parking place. Circling, narrowly missing a spot, cleverly defeating other motorists to finally【C1】_into a space only to d
41、iscover that it is【C2】_limits during working hours. In San Francisco, it is also a worrying traffic problem. Drivers【C3】_for parking spots generate 30 percent of all【C4】_traffic jam, city officials estimate. Now San Francisco proclaims that they have found a【C5】_a phone app for spot-seekers that【C6】
42、_information about areas with available spaces. The system, introduced last month, relies on wireless sensors【C7】_in streets and city garages that can tell【C8】_seconds if a spot has opened up.【C9】_the system could come with serious consequences. Safety advocates say that drivers on the search for pa
43、rking could【C10】_focusing on their phones, not the road. “It could be really【C11】_,“ said Daniel Simons, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, where he studies the science of attention. And, he said, it could also be【C12】_: “Most people are looking for parking spaces in places tha
44、t have a lot of traffic and a lot of【C13】_.“ City officials acknowledge the potential【C14】_. They are urging drivers to【C15】_before they pull up the city“s iPhone app, or to do so before they leave home. But the spots can disappear quickly,【C16】_any circling driver knows, and for plugged-in motorist
45、s in the habit of texting or glancing at the GPS, the urge to use the parking app is certain to【C17】_as the frustration does. San Francisco has put sensors into 7,000 metered parking spots and 12,250 spots in city garages. If spaces in an area open up, the sensors communicate wirelessly with compute
46、rs that in turn make the information【C18】_to app users within a minute. On the app, a map shows which blocks have lots of places (blue) and which are【C19】_(red). San Francisco“s is by far the most widespread【C20】_that several cities, universities and private parking garages are experimenting with.(分
47、数:40.00)(1).【C1】(分数:2.00)A.fillB.ease C.retreatD.stuff解析:解析:上文提到找停车位很苦恼,此句具体描述找停车位过程的艰辛。ease into 意为“缓慢地驶进”,B 项 ease 符合句意。(2).【C2】(分数:2.00)A.onB.atC.beyondD.off 解析:解析:由 only to discover 可判断出下文应该是和找到车位的欣喜相反的结果,即不能停车。故选 D 项 off,off limits 指的是“在范围之外,禁止入内”。(3).【C3】(分数:2.00)A.cruising B.reversingC.divertingD.fighting解析:解析:文章的主题是“寻找停车位”,前一句讲到找停车位在旧金山也是个头疼的交通问题。再结合句中“造成 30的交通拥堵”,推断是因为司机缓慢行驶到处找停车位造成了交通拥堵。A 项cruising“缓慢巡行”符合句意。(4).【C4】(分数:2.00)A.ruralB.suburbanC.domesticD.downtown 解析:解析:由文章首句中的 urban“市内”及此处空格后的 city officials estimate(城市官员统计),可知此处讲的是市区的交通状况。选 D 项 downtown“市区的”。(5).